HealthRedesigned
115 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingConversations on developing digital products for better health and wellness, presented by the team from Hanno.
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From an emergency alert to everyday health tracking
May 10, 2019 14:21 - 52 minutes - 71.9 MBIf you end up in a hospital unable to contact your loved ones or communicate with a doctor what would you do? That was the question Cat Noone asked herself before going on to launch Iris - the app that sends alerts to those closest to you and informs the doctor of your health data in emergency situations. Now the company is going one step further helping customers to track their everyday health so that emergencies that could be preventable don't happen in the first place.
Methodology: Eating for health outcomes
May 02, 2019 13:45 - 49 minutes - 68.2 MBThe way we eat has a significant impact on our health and wellbeing. But finding the time to research and plan what and how we eat prevents a lot of us from living healthier lives. Methodology is a food-as-medicine delivery service that wants to change that by providing ready-to-eat meals, designed around your health goals, straight to your door. Joining us on this episode of HealthRedesigned is Julie Nguyen the CEO and co-founder of Methodology.
Eating for health outcomes
May 02, 2019 13:45 - 49 minutes - 68.2 MBThe way we eat has a significant impact on our health and wellbeing. But finding the time to research and plan what and how we eat prevents a lot of us from living healthier lives. Methodology is a food-as-medicine delivery service that wants to change that by providing ready-to-eat meals, designed around your health goals, straight to your door. Joining us on this episode of HealthRedesigned is Julie Nguyen the CEO and co-founder of Methodology.
Healios: Transforming mental healthcare delivery
April 25, 2019 12:45 - 48 minutesHaving quick, reliable access to mental health services can be life-saving. But more often than not people find multiple barriers in their way when it comes to getting help. Healios is a digital healthcare company that’s set out to change that. Reimagining the way children, young people and adults interact with mental health services, Healios combines technology with specialized clinical expertise to provide care for patients from the comfort of their own homes, exactly when they n...
Transforming mental healthcare delivery
April 25, 2019 12:45 - 48 minutesHaving quick, reliable access to mental health services can be life-saving. But more often than not people find multiple barriers in their way when it comes to getting help. Healios is a digital healthcare company that’s set out to change that. Reimagining the way children, young people and adults interact with mental health services, Healios combines technology with specialized clinical expertise to provide care for patients from the comfort of their own homes, exactly when they n...
LiveSmart: Health assessments and coaching for the digital age
April 03, 2019 13:00 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBKnowing what’s going on in your body is essential to making the right decisions when it comes to your health and wellness.### But getting hold of information about your health can be a struggle - not to mention expensive! And when you do finally receive your data it can be baffling to make sense of it all. Based in London, LiveSmart is a digital health platform that’s set out to make health assessments simple, accessible and actionable. Combining blood tests, online health reports...
Health assessments and coaching for the digital age
April 03, 2019 13:00 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBKnowing what’s going on in your body is essential to making the right decisions when it comes to your health and wellness.### But getting hold of information about your health can be a struggle - not to mention expensive! And when you do finally receive your data it can be baffling to make sense of it all. Based in London, LiveSmart is a digital health platform that’s set out to make health assessments simple, accessible and actionable. Combining blood tests, online health reports...
Touch Surgery: Surgical training gone mobile
May 01, 2018 06:00 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBPerforming operations repeatedly and constantly being exposed to different procedures can make all the difference in a surgeon’s career. But as a surgical trainee, performing these procedures can be daunting, especially if you’ve had little to no real experience with a particular procedure. So how do you prepare for a surgery in a way that’s safe and convenient? Based in London and New York, Touch Surgery is a surgical simulator that uses 3D rendered content to help healthcare pro...
Surgical training gone mobile
May 01, 2018 06:00 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBPerforming operations repeatedly and constantly being exposed to different procedures can make all the difference in a surgeon’s career. But as a surgical trainee, performing these procedures can be daunting, especially if you’ve had little to no real experience with a particular procedure. So how do you prepare for a surgery in a way that’s safe and convenient? Based in London and New York, Touch Surgery is a surgical simulator that uses 3D rendered content to help healthcare pro...
Surgical training gone mobile
May 01, 2018 06:00 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBPerforming operations repeatedly and constantly being exposed to different procedures can make all the difference in a surgeon’s career. But as a surgical trainee, performing these procedures can be daunting, especially if you’ve had little to no real experience with a particular procedure. So how do you prepare for a surgery in a way that’s safe and convenient? Based in London and New York, Touch Surgery is a surgical simulator that uses 3D rendered content to help healthcare pro...
Core Wellness: Creating a hands-on meditation experience
April 24, 2018 08:40 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBMeditation has been proven to improve our well-being, but it’s not unusual to sometimes wonder if it’s actually making a difference. This self-doubt can sometimes throw people off the practice, especially beginners, and lead them to believe that meditation isn’t right for them. Based in San Francisco, Core Wellness is hoping to give people more confidence around meditating and encourage them to build on the habit. They’ve created a physical device, Core, that people can hold in th...
Creating a hands-on meditation experience
April 24, 2018 08:40 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBMeditation has been proven to improve our well-being, but it’s not unusual to sometimes wonder if it’s actually making a difference. This self-doubt can sometimes throw people off the practice, especially beginners, and lead them to believe that meditation isn’t right for them. Based in San Francisco, Core Wellness is hoping to give people more confidence around meditating and encourage them to build on the habit. They’ve created a physical device, Core, that people can hold in th...
Digitising mental health services for young people
April 17, 2018 08:58 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBMost young people now expect to find services online, including support for their emotional wellbeing. While face to face counselling is a great way to address mental health issues, many young people are unable to access such services or may sometimes prefer to anonymously talk about their problems. Kooth is a digital platform for young people to on-demand get mental health support that's developed by XenZone, a pioneer of online counselling services in the UK that’s been improvin...
XenZone: Digitising mental health services for young people
April 17, 2018 08:58 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBMost young people now expect to find services online, including support for their emotional wellbeing. While face to face counselling is a great way to address mental health issues, many young people are unable to access such services or may sometimes prefer to anonymously talk about their problems. Kooth is a digital platform for young people to on-demand get mental health support that's developed by XenZone, a pioneer of online counselling services in the UK that’s been improvin...
Instant messaging for healthcare professionals
April 10, 2018 06:00 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MBMore and more healthcare professionals in the UK are turning to Whatsapp and Facebook Messenger to communicate at work. Since the 1960s and even till today, doctors, nurses and other healthcare staff in the UK are still expected to communicate at work via radio pagers, which is why most of them have switched to mobile instant messaging apps. But the problem with these apps is that the patient data that's being put on these platforms isn’t being handled in a way that’s legal and sa...
Forward: Instant messaging for healthcare professionals
April 10, 2018 06:00 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MBMore and more healthcare professionals in the UK are turning to Whatsapp and Facebook Messenger to communicate at work. Since the 1960s and even till today, doctors, nurses and other healthcare staff in the UK are still expected to communicate at work via radio pagers, which is why most of them have switched to mobile instant messaging apps. But the problem with these apps is that the patient data that's being put on these platforms isn’t being handled in a way that’s legal and sa...
Instant messaging for healthcare professionals
April 10, 2018 06:00 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MBMore and more healthcare professionals in the UK are turning to Whatsapp and Facebook Messenger to communicate at work. Since the 1960s and even till today, doctors, nurses and other healthcare staff in the UK are still expected to communicate at work via radio pagers, which is why most of them have switched to mobile instant messaging apps. But the problem with these apps is that the patient data that's being put on these platforms isn’t being handled in a way that’s legal and sa...
Building AI to help doctors diagnose cardiac diseases faster
April 03, 2018 06:00 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MBA physician’s time should be spent diagnosing and treating patients rather than spending hours pouring over a patient’s test data. While medical tests like Electrocardiograms or ECGs are easy to record, they can be complex and time-consuming to interpret due to the many patterns and abnormalities that can be present in the data—and physicians have to remember and recognise each one of them. But what if artificial intelligence could be leveraged to do the heavy lifting of the analy...
Cardiologs: Building AI to help doctors diagnose cardiac diseases faster
April 03, 2018 06:00 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MBA physician’s time should be spent diagnosing and treating patients rather than spending hours pouring over a patient’s test data. While medical tests like Electrocardiograms or ECGs are easy to record, they can be complex and time-consuming to interpret due to the many patterns and abnormalities that can be present in the data—and physicians have to remember and recognise each one of them. But what if artificial intelligence could be leveraged to do the heavy lifting of the analy...
Building AI to help doctors diagnose cardiac diseases faster
April 03, 2018 06:00 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MBA physician’s time should be spent diagnosing and treating patients rather than spending hours pouring over a patient’s test data. While medical tests like Electrocardiograms or ECGs are easy to record, they can be complex and time-consuming to interpret due to the many patterns and abnormalities that can be present in the data—and physicians have to remember and recognise each one of them. But what if artificial intelligence could be leveraged to do the heavy lifting of the analy...
Empowering blind people to travel independently
March 27, 2018 06:43 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBThings like staircases, escalators and lifts often make navigating indoors difficult for visually impaired people. But what if it was possible for a blind person to step off a train and get from the station’s platform to a coffees shop on the first floor all by themselves? Thanks to Wayfindr, indoor navigation is set to take a turn for the better, especially for visually impaired people. Starting out as a mobile app, Wayfindr is now creating a free and open standard for indoor nav...
Wayfindr: Empowering blind people to travel independently
March 27, 2018 06:43 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBThings like staircases, escalators and lifts often make navigating indoors difficult for visually impaired people. But what if it was possible for a blind person to step off a train and get from the station’s platform to a coffees shop on the first floor all by themselves? Thanks to Wayfindr, indoor navigation is set to take a turn for the better, especially for visually impaired people. Starting out as a mobile app, Wayfindr is now creating a free and open standard for indoor nav...
A social network with mental health in mind
March 20, 2018 07:00 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MBMore and more people are going on social networks to share their problems and get emotional support. At best, they get a little encouragement from their peers or strangers on the internet. However, it’s not unusual for posts like these to receive backlash or become ignored, creating even more emotional distress for the person who’s already feeling down. But what if this was never the case? In this episode of HealthRedesigned, we chat with Robert Morris, Co-founder of Koko, an AI b...
Koko: A social network with mental health in mind
March 20, 2018 07:00 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MBMore and more people are going on social networks to share their problems and get emotional support. At best, they get a little encouragement from their peers or strangers on the internet. However, it’s not unusual for posts like these to receive backlash or become ignored, creating even more emotional distress for the person who’s already feeling down. But what if this was never the case? In this episode of HealthRedesigned, we chat with Robert Morris, Co-founder of Koko, an AI b...
Limbix: Curing anxieties with virtual reality
March 13, 2018 07:00 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBVirtual reality isn’t just for video games anymore, it’s being used to cure phobias too. One of the best ways to help people get over their fear of something is to expose them to it. Technologies like virtual reality have made it possible for therapists to safely immerse their patients in fear or anxiety-inducing scenarios, but this modern approach to treating mental health disorders hasn’t always been affordable and accessible for most. Based in San Francisco, Limbix designs virt...
Curing anxieties with virtual reality
March 13, 2018 07:00 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBVirtual reality isn’t just for video games anymore, it’s being used to cure phobias too. One of the best ways to help people get over their fear of something is to expose them to it. Technologies like virtual reality have made it possible for therapists to safely immerse their patients in fear or anxiety-inducing scenarios, but this modern approach to treating mental health disorders hasn’t always been affordable and accessible for most. Based in San Francisco, Limbix designs virt...
Helping hospitals to grow with data
March 06, 2018 07:00 - 25 minutes - 24.1 MBThe rapid progression of healthcare means that it’s more important than ever for hospitals to understand how they should evolve But even with abundant access to their own data, it’s often not the biggest priority for hospitals to engage in strategic planning, which could make all the difference in helping them to maximise growth and better serve the needs of their patient population. Thanks to Stratasan’s software and services, it’s now easier for hospitals and healthcare systems ...
Stratasan: Helping hospitals to grow with data
March 06, 2018 07:00 - 25 minutes - 24.1 MBThe rapid progression of healthcare means that it’s more important than ever for hospitals to understand how they should evolve But even with abundant access to their own data, it’s often not the biggest priority for hospitals to engage in strategic planning, which could make all the difference in helping them to maximise growth and better serve the needs of their patient population. Thanks to Stratasan’s software and services, it’s now easier for hospitals and healthcare systems ...
Smart city solutions for healthier citizens
February 27, 2018 07:00 - 40 minutes - 37 MBIn designing and building better cities, shouldn’t we involve the most important stakeholder—the people who live in them? Manchester is becoming a city that values the opinions of its citizens to co-design a smarter and better-connected city. From businesses and jobs to better healthcare and transport, the CityVerve project in Manchester aims to engage and empower citizens and eventually create a blueprint for smart cities worldwide. As one of the main drivers of CityVerve, Future...
FutureEverything: Smart city solutions for healthier citizens
February 27, 2018 07:00 - 40 minutes - 37 MBIn designing and building better cities, shouldn’t we involve the most important stakeholder—the people who live in them? Manchester is becoming a city that values the opinions of its citizens to co-design a smarter and better-connected city. From businesses and jobs to better healthcare and transport, the CityVerve project in Manchester aims to engage and empower citizens and eventually create a blueprint for smart cities worldwide. As one of the main drivers of CityVerve, Future...
Be My Eyes: Lending a pair of eyes to the blind
February 20, 2018 07:00 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBWith a touch of a button, a blind person can get a little help with everyday tasks. When Hans Jorgen Wiberg was just 25 and about to take over his parent’s farm, he started losing his sight. He went from having a normal 180-degree vision to a vision of five degrees. This means that he can just about read the text on his mobile phone, but uses a cane when walking around. Knowing a treatment has yet to exist for his condition, he was confident that technology could somehow help the ...
Lending a pair of eyes to the blind
February 20, 2018 07:00 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBWith a touch of a button, a blind person can get a little help with everyday tasks. When Hans Jorgen Wiberg was just 25 and about to take over his parent’s farm, he started losing his sight. He went from having a normal 180-degree vision to a vision of five degrees. This means that he can just about read the text on his mobile phone, but uses a cane when walking around. Knowing a treatment has yet to exist for his condition, he was confident that technology could somehow help the ...
Designing inclusive solutions for an ageing population
February 13, 2018 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MBWe may be living longer, but that doesn’t mean we’re ageing well. Thanks to medical advancements, people now have longer life expectancies, albeit living with more medical conditions. In the UK, the average 75-year old has seven conditions. As the ageing population grows, there is an increasing need for senior adults to be able to live at home without resorting to social care. Besides easing financial pressure for government healthcare systems like the UK’s National Healthcare Sys...
Designing inclusive solutions for an ageing population
February 13, 2018 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MBWe may be living longer, but that doesn’t mean we’re ageing well. Thanks to medical advancements, people now have longer life expectancies, albeit living with more medical conditions. In the UK, the average 75-year old has seven conditions. As the ageing population grows, there is an increasing need for senior adults to be able to live at home without resorting to social care. Besides easing financial pressure for government healthcare systems like the UK’s National Healthcare Sys...
Aging2.0: Designing inclusive solutions for an ageing population
February 13, 2018 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MBWe may be living longer, but that doesn’t mean we’re ageing well. Thanks to medical advancements, people now have longer life expectancies, albeit living with more medical conditions. In the UK, the average 75-year old has seven conditions. As the ageing population grows, there is an increasing need for senior adults to be able to live at home without resorting to social care. Besides easing financial pressure for government healthcare systems like the UK’s National Healthcare Sys...
Smarter fertility tracking to help women conceive
February 06, 2018 07:00 - 28 minutes - 26.8 MBWe can track everything from the number of steps we’ve walked to our heart rate, so why not a woman’s fertility? With more and more women wanting to interpret their menstrual cycles from understanding their bodies to becoming pregnant, there’s a need for comprehensive fertility care solutions that aren’t just convenient, but also reliable. Based in Zurich and San Francisco, Ava Women has designed a bracelet, app and self-learning algorithm that tracks women's menstrual cycles, giv...
Ava Women: Smarter fertility tracking to help women conceive
February 06, 2018 07:00 - 28 minutes - 26.8 MBWe can track everything from the number of steps we’ve walked to our heart rate, so why not a woman’s fertility? With more and more women wanting to interpret their menstrual cycles from understanding their bodies to becoming pregnant, there’s a need for comprehensive fertility care solutions that aren’t just convenient, but also reliable. Based in Zurich and San Francisco, Ava Women has designed a bracelet, app and self-learning algorithm that tracks women's menstrual cycles, giv...
Preventative healthcare at your fingertips
January 30, 2018 07:00 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBWhat if you could take a blood test without leaving your home? Getting regular checkups and tests at the local GP may seem like a beneficial idea, but the reality is that people in the UK rarely book appointments to see a doctor unless they’re feeling unwell. In a bid to get more people to take charge of their health, London-based startup Thriva, is giving people easier access to preventative healthcare through a finger-prick blood test kit that can conveniently be taken at home b...
Thriva: Preventative healthcare at your fingertips
January 30, 2018 07:00 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBWhat if you could take a blood test without leaving your home? Getting regular checkups and tests at the local GP may seem like a beneficial idea, but the reality is that people in the UK rarely book appointments to see a doctor unless they’re feeling unwell. In a bid to get more people to take charge of their health, London-based startup Thriva, is giving people easier access to preventative healthcare through a finger-prick blood test kit that can conveniently be taken at home b...
Curating vitamins for better health
January 23, 2018 07:00 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBDetermining which supplements to take can oftentimes become a guessing game. With hundreds of thousands of different sources out there on the different vitamins and supplements that can boost health and prevent diseases, how does one decide which of that information is actually relevant to them or which experts to trust? This is where New York startup, Care/of, leaps in to get to know their users through an A.I.-powered quiz before providing vitamin recommendations that are tailor...
Care/of: Curating vitamins for better health
January 23, 2018 07:00 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBDetermining which supplements to take can oftentimes become a guessing game. With hundreds of thousands of different sources out there on the different vitamins and supplements that can boost health and prevent diseases, how does one decide which of that information is actually relevant to them or which experts to trust? This is where New York startup, Care/of, leaps in to get to know their users through an A.I.-powered quiz before providing vitamin recommendations that are tailor...
Bloomlife: A smart contraction tracker for pregnant women
January 16, 2018 07:00 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBA woman’s body goes through various sensations throughout pregnancy, which is their body’s way of communicating the progression of their pregnancy. However, understanding most of these signs, like contractions, can be a puzzling experience for women, often sending them into a state of worry and wondering if they should go to the hospital—which can be timely and costly if it turns out to be a false alarm. Bloomlife is the first pregnancy wearable that automatically tracks contractio...
A smart contraction tracker for pregnant women
January 16, 2018 07:00 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBA woman’s body goes through various sensations throughout pregnancy, which is their body’s way of communicating the progression of their pregnancy. However, understanding most of these signs, like contractions, can be a puzzling experience for women, often sending them into a state of worry and wondering if they should go to the hospital—which can be timely and costly if it turns out to be a false alarm. Bloomlife is the first pregnancy wearable that automatically tracks contractio...
Nurx: Birth control sent to your doorstep
January 09, 2018 07:00 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MBFor many women, getting access to birth control safely and on time is a vital healthcare need. Even with health insurance, the cost of getting birth control can be a deterrent and can prevent some from accessing the drugs they need to enable them to take control of their health and ultimately, their lives. Dr. Edvard Engesæth and Michael Rurka share how Nurx is providing women in the U.S with more convenient access to birth control and PrEP from online consultations with physicians ...
Birth control sent to your doorstep
January 09, 2018 07:00 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MBFor many women, getting access to birth control safely and on time is a vital healthcare need. Even with health insurance, the cost of getting birth control can be a deterrent and can prevent some from accessing the drugs they need to enable them to take control of their health and ultimately, their lives. Dr. Edvard Engesæth and Michael Rurka share how Nurx is providing women in the U.S with more convenient access to birth control and PrEP from online consultations with physicians ...
Combating loneliness with the help of robots
January 02, 2018 07:00 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MBMarius Aabel is a co-founder and CTO at No Isolation, a Norwegian startup that’s tackle social isolation and loneliness by designing digital solutions that bring people together. Marius tells us why social isolation is such a pressing problem and how they’re designing solutions to solve an important problem can affect everyone regardless of age. Listen to this HealthRedesigned podcast episode on Hanno's website Links mentioned in this episode: No Isolation Twitter Facebook Ins...
No Isolation: Combating loneliness with the help of robots
January 02, 2018 07:00 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MBMarius Aabel is a co-founder and CTO at No Isolation, a Norwegian startup that’s tackle social isolation and loneliness by designing digital solutions that bring people together. Marius tells us why social isolation is such a pressing problem and how they’re designing solutions to solve an important problem can affect everyone regardless of age. Listen to this HealthRedesigned podcast episode on Hanno's website Links mentioned in this episode: No Isolation Twitter Facebook Ins...
Extending independence with dignity for the vulnerable
December 26, 2017 07:00 - 42 minutes - 39 MBJean Anne Booth is the CEO and Founder of UnaliWear the makers of the Kanega watch. This watch is a self-contained voice controlled watch that offers emergency assistance, guide me home assistance, medication reminders, and fall detection. It helps seniors to be more independent, active, and safe. This idea came about when Jean Anne wanted to create a simple, easy, and convenient way for her mom to stay safe while still maintaining her style. Current Personal Emergency Response Sys...
UnaliWear: Extending independence with dignity for the vulnerable
December 26, 2017 07:00 - 42 minutes - 39 MBJean Anne Booth is the CEO and Founder of UnaliWear the makers of the Kanega watch. This watch is a self-contained voice controlled watch that offers emergency assistance, guide me home assistance, medication reminders, and fall detection. It helps seniors to be more independent, active, and safe. This idea came about when Jean Anne wanted to create a simple, easy, and convenient way for her mom to stay safe while still maintaining her style. Current Personal Emergency Response Sys...
Getting patients to and from medical appointments safely and on-time
December 19, 2017 07:00 - 50 minutes - 46.7 MBImran Cronk is a co-founder and CEO of Ride Health, a platform that helps patients get rides to and from their medical appointments. There is a transportation barrier. It not only affects patients, it also affects health care providers. Imran has an amazing story of how human compassion and empathy turned into an idea. He was a volunteer in a hospital and a patient was discharged around midnight with no ride home. This man was also older and had compromised vision, yet he was plann...